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Gather tracks that do not have lyrics text

AppleScript Applet for Music

Universal, for macOS 11 and later only. This script will scan the Music library or a selected playlist for tracks whose "Custom Lyrics" tags are blank and copy them to a new discrete playlist. Can also toggle to search only for tracks with lyrics.

(Please Note: The script can only discover tracks with "Custom Lyrics" provided by the user. There is no accounting for lyrics made available via Apple Music or iCloud/Sync Library. That data is inaccessible.)

Free to use in Demo Mode: While in Demo Mode, found tracks will be reported but only 20 tracks will be discovered and copied to the "No Lyrics" playlist per launch.

To purchase a registration code and remove these restrictions, download and launch the app. Click "Register..." in its File menu and follow the prompts to purchase a code for $1.99. When your payment is processed, you will be emailed a registration code that will unlock the Demo Mode restrictions.

Action shot:

No Lyrics to Playlist in action

Choose to search the entire Music library or the currently selected playlist in Music.

Latest version:

  • v3.2 December 9, 2025
  • Accommodations for macOS 26 Tahoe
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Further:
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Current v3.2

Try it free in Demo Mode.
Unlock it for only $1.99

(via in-app purchase)

Info:

  • This is an Applet
  • works with: Music
  • file format: Application (Applet)
  • Gatekeeper Security: Notarized by Apple
  • current version downloads: 73 | total downloads: 848
  • .dmg download size: 2MB

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